Instructions to answer questions for Are We Headed for a Mass Extinction?:

  1. All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper. Students will answer all questions using complete sentences.
  2. All questions will start with a topic sentence that restates the question. All questions will use text evidence from the article to back up your answer.
  3. All answers will also note where the information came from, example (Junior Scholastic, April 20, 2015 page no.)

Questions

  1. Some scientists believe that between what percentages of animals and plants might disappear during this century? What is the approximate extinction rate for amphibians every 1,000 years?
  2. When did the last mass extinction happen and how was it caused? What group of animal went extinct at this time? What is the cause of the current rise in extinction rates?
  3. Explain two ways that the earth is changing quickly and how does this effect the extinction rate?
  4. Describe three ideas that attempt to reverse the trend of extinctions.
  5. In the section “Raising the Dead”, what two things does a scientist need to bring back an extinct animal?
  6. Junior Scholastic discusses why species should be brought back and why they shouldn’t be brought back. Give three reasons each for “de-extinction” or not bringing species back.
  7. Are you in favor of cloning extinct animals? Why or why not? Use evidence from the article to back up your answer.

Instructions to answer questions for Are We Headed for a Mass Extinction?:

  1. All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper. Students will answer all questions using complete sentences.
  2. All questions will start with a topic sentence that restates the question. All questions will use text evidence from the article to back up your answer.
  3. All answers will also note where the information came from, example (Junior Scholastic, April 20, 2015 page no.)

Questions

  1. Some scientists believe that between what percentages of animals and plants might disappear during this century? What is the approximate extinction rate for amphibians every 1,000 years?
  2. When did the last mass extinction happen and how was it caused? What group of animal went extinct at this time? What is the cause of the current rise in extinction rates?
  3. Explain two ways that the earth is changing quickly and how does this effect the extinction rate?
  4. Describe three ideas that attempt to reverse the trend of extinctions.
  5. In the section “Raising the Dead”, what two things does a scientist need to bring back an extinct animal?
  6. Junior Scholastic discusses why species should be brought back and why they shouldn’t be brought back. Give three reasons each for “de-extinction” or not bringing species back.
  7. Are you in favor of cloning extinct animals? Why or why not? Use evidence from the article to back up your answer.